Rice University
Houston, TX
Dossier
Beta
President
Reginald DesRoches
- President
Administration
Peter Rodriguez
- Houston Endowment Dean of Jones Graduate School and Virani Undergraduate School of Business
Jing Zhou
- Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs
James P. Weston
- Senior Associate Dean for Degree Programs
Brent Smith
- Senior Associate Dean for Executive Education
Constance Elise Porter
- Senior Associate Dean for Belonging and Engagement
Christian Rafidi
- Chief Business Officer & Associate Dean for Finance & Administration
George Andrews
- Associate Dean of Degree Programs
Kathleen Harrington Clark
- Chief Marketing Officer and Assistant Dean of Marketing and Communications
Robert Dittmar
- Associate Dean of the Virani Undergraduate School of Business
Michael Koenig
- Associate Dean for Innovation Initiatives & Executive Director of Executive Education
Anastasiya Zavyalova
- Associate Dean for Degree Programs
Mark Putnam
- Assistant Dean and Executive Director
Board
Robert T. Ladd
- Chair
Elle Anderson
- Trustee
Bart Broadman
- Trustee
D. Mark Durcan
- Trustee
Joshua R. Earnest
- Trustee
Michol L. Ecklund
- Trustee
Terrence Marlin Gee
- Trustee
George Gonzalez
- Trustee
Jennifer R. Kneale
- Trustee
Patricia Kraft
- Trustee
Holli Ladhani
- Trustee
Elle Moody
- Trustee
Brandy H. Morrison
- Trustee
Asuka Nakahara
- Trustee
Vinay S. Pai
- Trustee
Brian Patterson
- Trustee
Byron Pope
- Trustee
Cathryn Selman
- Trustee
Gloria G. Tarpley
- Trustee
Jeremy Thigpen
- Trustee
Claudia G. Vassar
- Trustee
Jim Whitehurst
- Trustee
Lori Whitten
- Trustee
Randa Duncan Williams
- Trustee
Mike Yuen
- Trustee
Rankings
- National Universities: #18
- Best Value Schools: #6
- Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #20
- Biomedical: #9
- Economics: #30
- Best Undergraduate Teaching: #7
- Most Innovative Schools: #29
- Top Performers on Social Mobility: #118 Source
Mission And History
Accreditations
- University: Rice University
- Accrediting Organization: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
- Accreditation Granted Date: (No data available)
- Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: (No data available)
- Next Reaffirmation Due: 2026-12-01
Strategic Goals
- Provide Transformative Undergraduate Education
- Build Nationally and Internationally Renowned Graduate Programs
- Invest in Faculty to Achieve Preeminence
- Expand Access, Diversity and Inclusiveness
- Elevate Research Achievement and Reputation
- Extend Rice’s Reach and Impact
- Engage Houston and Empower Its Success
- Full Plan
Resources And Documents
- Strategic Plan Goals
- Campus Plan
- Campus Map
- Virtual Tour: (No data available)
- Annual Security And Safety
- Peer Institution
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